List of Kettering University people

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Notable alumni

NameGraduation yearOccupation
Stephannie Bailey [1] 1996SVP of Development and President Ivy Tech Foundation
Mary Barra 1985CEO and chairman, General Motors Corporation
Paul Bascobert [2] 1987President, Reuters News
Wendy Bauer [3] 1998Group President, Transportation & Electronics, 3M
Larry Burns [4] 1975Vice president, General Motors Corporation
Don Chaffin 1962Professor of Industrial & Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
Edward Nicholas Cole 1933Former president, General Motors; former chairman, Checker Motors Corporation
Mandi Damman [5] 2007Executive Chief Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles General Motors
Ivan Deveson [6] 1959Retired Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Australia
Jacqueline El-Sayed [7] 1986CEO, SAE International
Brady Ericson [8] 1994President, CEO, PHINIA, Inc.
Elliott M. (Pete) Estes 1938President, General Motors
Brian Falther [9] 2011Founder, Bowery Farming
Lori Flees [10] 1993CEO, Valvoline
Pam Fletcher [11] 1989CEO, Sion Power
Charles Gray [12] 1987Vice president, Vehicle Hardware Engineering Ford
Denise Gray [13] 1986Former CEO/president, LG Chem Power Inc.
Rocky Gupta [14] 1992Executive vice president and treasurer, Comcast
Mary Gustanski [15] 1985Former Chief Technology Officer, Delphi Technologies
David Hermance 1970Executive Engineer, Advanced Technology Vehicles, Toyota
Sheri Hickock [16] 2000CEO, Climate Impact Partners
Sherry House [17] 1994CFO, Ford
Henry Juszkiewicz 1974CEO, Gibson Guitar Corporation
Bob Kagle [18] 1978General partner, Benchmark Capital
David Kenny [19] 1984Managing partner, VivaKi, Publicis Groupe
Aaron Kyle [20] 2002Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
Carolyn Lum [21] 1987Vice president of Operational Excellence, Philip Morris International
Dan Mantz [22] 1991CEO, REC Foundation
Ryan Mathews 2001 NASCAR driver
Sean McBurney [23] 2003Regional president of Las Vegas Operations and general manager of Caesars Palace, Caesars Entertainment
F. James McDonald [24] 1944Former president, General Motors Corporation
John Thomas Mentzer Chancellor's Professor and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business, University of Tennessee
Dane Miller [25] 1969Chairman, president, and CEO, Biomet
Raj Nair [26] 1987CEO, Singer
Latondra Newton [27] 1991Former Chief Diversity Officer, The Walt Disney Company
Rodney O'Neal [28] 1976Former President and CEO, Delphi Automotive
Stan O'Neal 1974Former CEO, Merrill Lynch
William H. Osborne 1983President and CEO, Federal Signal Corporation
Jeffrey Owens 1978Former Chief Technology Officer, Delphi Automotive
Kathleen Pacheco [29] 2004President of Specialty Vehicles Dorman
Marissa Peterson [30] 1983Executive vice president, Sun Microsystems
Derica Rice [31] 1988Former CFO Eli Lilly, Former President Pharmacy Benefits Management Business, CVS Caremark
Thomas Snyder [32] 1967President, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Cheryl Stokes [33] 1989CEO, CNext
John Suh [34] 1990Founding director, New Horizons Studio; vice president, Hyundai Motor Group
Matt Swiderski [35] 2003Crew Chief - #99 NASCAR Cup Series
Sonia Syngal [36] 1993Former CEO, The Gap
Ed Tate, Ph.D. [37] 1997Senior Director of Safety, Quality and Mission Success, United Launch Alliance
Russell Tiejema [38] 1991Executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer, US LBM
Tim Willis 1988VP of Business Operations, NVIDIA
Essence Wilson [39] 2005Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Communities First
Qasar Younis [40] 2004Co-founder of Applied Intuition
Jamie Zinser [41] 1999Vice President, Automotive - North America, Novelis

Honorary degree recipients

NameDegreeAwardedOccupation
Sherry House '94Honorary Doctor of ManagementJune 2025CFO, Ford Motor Company
Sean McBurney '03Honorary Doctor of ManagementJune 2024Regional president of Las Vegas Operations and general manager of Caesars Palace, Caesars Entertainment
Paul Bascobert '87Honorary Doctor of ManagementJune 2023President, Reuters News
Brady Ericson '94Honorary Doctor of EngineeringJune 2022President, CEO BorgWarner
Latondra Newton '91Honorary Doctor of ManagementJune 2018Chief Diversity Officer, The Walt Disney Company
Rodney O'Neal Honorary Doctor of EngineeringJune 2015Retired CEO, Delphi Automotive
David A. Kenny Honorary Doctor of ManagementJune 2014CEO and chairman, The Weather Channel
Bob Kagle [18] Honorary Doctor of EngineeringJune 2013General partner, Benchmark Capital
Carl Levin Honorary Doctor of Humane LettersJune 2011 United States Senator
Stanford R. Ovshinsky Honorary Doctor of EngineeringDecember 2010Inventor
Henry Juszkiewicz '76Honorary Doctor of ManagementDecember 2009Chairman and CEO, Gibson Guitar Corporation
Marissa T. Peterson '83Honorary Doctor of ManagementJuly 2009Executive vice president, Sun Microsystems (retired)
Michael M. Wood Honorary Doctor of Humane LettersJune 2009Former United States ambassador to Sweden; Chairman, Redwood Investments LLC
Russell J. Ebeid [42] '62Honorary Doctor of ManagementJuly 2008President, Guardian Glass Group, Guardian Industries
Curtis Carlson Honorary Doctor of ScienceJune 2008President, CEO, SRI International
David Hermance '70Honorary Doctor of Engineering (posthumous)June 2008Executive Engineer, Advanced Technology Vehicles, Toyota
Dale E. Kildee Honorary Doctor of Humane LettersDecember 2007Member, United States House of Representatives
Gary Cowger '70Honorary Doctor of EngineeringDecember 2007Global Group Vice President, General Motors Corporation
Joseph B. Anderson Jr.Honorary Doctor of ManagementJune 2007CEO, TAG Holding Companies, Troy, Michigan
L. Brooks Patterson Honorary Doctor of Humane LettersDecember 2006 County Executive, Oakland County, Michigan
Steve Wozniak Honorary Doctor of EngineeringDecember 2005Co-founder of Apple Computer [43]
Robert Lutz Honorary Doctor of ManagementJune 2003Chairman, General Motors North America
Stan O'Neal '74Honorary Doctor of ManagementDecember 2002CEO, Merrill Lynch
MaliVai Washington Honorary Doctor of Humane LettersJune 2002Professional tennis player
Dean Kamen Honorary Doctor of EngineeringDecember 2001President, DEKA Research and Development; founder, FIRST; inventor of Segway [44]
Dave Bing Honorary Doctor of ManagementJune 2000 NBA player
John H. McConnell Honorary Doctor of ManagementDecember 1998Founder, Worthington Industries
John F. Smith, Jr. Honorary Doctor of EngineeringJune 1998President, CEO, Chairman, General Motors
Frank Stronach Honorary Doctor of ManagementDecember 1997Chairman, Magna International
Ben Carson Honorary Doctor of Humane LettersJune 1997Neurosurgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Carol Bartz Honorary Doctor of ManagementJune 1997Chairman, president, CEO, AutoDesk
Arthur L. Tuuri Honorary Doctor of Humane LettersDecember 1994Pediatrician, Mott Children's Health Center, Flint, Michigan
Scott McNealy Honorary Doctor of EngineeringJune 1994President, Chairman, CEO, Sun Microsystems
Jaime Escalante Honorary Doctor of HumanitiesJune 1989Mathematics Teacher, Garfield High School (Los Angeles County, California)
Paul F. Oreffice Honorary Doctor of ManagementJune 1987Chairman, president, CEO, Dow Chemical Company
Roger Bonham Smith Honorary Doctor of ManagementJune 1986Chairman, General Motors

Board of trustees

NameOccupation
Henio Arcangeli '86President, Motorsports Group Company, Yamaha Motor Corporation USA
Lizabeth A. ArdisanaCEO, ASG Renaissance
Carla J. Bailo '83South Lyon, MI
Jane E. Boon '90New York, NY
Walter G. Borst '85President and CEO, GM Asset Management
Don Chaffin '61R.G. Snyder Distinguished University Professor (Emeritus) Industrial & Operations Engineering and Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan
Bruce D. Coventry '75Vice president, Operations, Electrovaya
Gary L. Cowger '70 (former chair)Retired Group Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Labor, General Motors
Jacqueline A. Dedo '84 (Secretary)President, the Piston Group
Neil De Koker '67President & CEO, Original Equipment Suppliers Association
Phillip Dutcher '74COO, Downtown Naples Campus, NCH Healthcare System
David S. Hoyte '71President, Transformation Management LLC
Charles F. Kettering IIIPresident, Ridgeleigh Management Company
Jesse LopezCEO, BAE Industries Inc.
Robert K. McMahan President, Kettering University
Michael MansuettiPresident, Robert Bosch LLC, Farmington Hills MI
John MoyerPresident, Asahi Kasei Plastics
Cindy NiekampSenior Vice President, Automotive Coatings, PPG Industries
Chris Nielsen '87President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Jeffrey Owens '78President, Electronics & Safety, Delphi Corporation
Paul S. PeabodyCIO, Palomar Pomerado Health
Raymond ScottSenior vice president and president, Global Electrical Power Systems, Lear Corporation
Marjorie SorgeExecutive director, Detroit Regional News Hub
Lyn St. James Lyn St. James Racing LLC, Lyn St. James Foundation
Randy StashickVice president of Engineering, United Parcel Service
Diana Tremblay '82Vice president, Manufacturing & Labor Relations, General Motors

Presidents

The following persons have served as president of Kettering University or its predecessors: [45]

Contents

No.PresidentTerm startTerm endRefs.
1Albert J. Sobey19191950 [46]
2Guy R. Cowing19501960 [47]
3Harold P. Rodes19601976 [48]
4William B. Cottingham1976June 30, 1991 [49]
5James E.A. JohnJuly 1, 1991June 30, 2005 [50] [51] [52]
6Stanley R. LibertyJuly 1, 2005July 31, 2011 [53] [54]
7 Robert K. McMahan August 1, 2011present [55] [56]

References

  1. ↑ Stephannie Bailey President of Ivy Tech Foundation
  2. ↑ Paul Bascobert Reuters CEO
  3. ↑ Wendy Bauer
  4. ↑ Larry Burns
  5. ↑ Mandi Damman
  6. ↑ Ivan Deveson
  7. ↑ Jacqueline El-Sayed
  8. ↑ Brady Ericson
  9. ↑ Brian Falther
  10. ↑ "Lori Flees, CEO Valvoline". August 14, 2023.
  11. ↑ Pam Fletcher new CEO of Sion Power
  12. ↑ Chuck Gray
  13. ↑ Denise Gray
  14. ↑ Rocky Gupta
  15. ↑ Mary Gustanski
  16. ↑ Sheri Hickock
  17. ↑ Sherry House
  18. 1 2 Bob Kagle
  19. ↑ David Kenny
  20. ↑ Aaron Kyle
  21. ↑ Carolyn Lum
  22. ↑ Dan Mantz
  23. ↑ Sean McBurney
  24. ↑ F. James McDonald
  25. ↑ "Dane Miller: CEO Value To The Bone". Forbes . Archived from the original on June 30, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Raj Nail Becomes CEO of Singer". January 2025.
  27. ↑ "Latondra Newton".
  28. ↑ Rodney O'Neal
  29. ↑ Kathleen Pacheco Becomes President of Specialty Vehicles at Dorman
  30. ↑ Marissa Peterson
  31. ↑ https://www.bms.com/about-us/leadership/board-of-directors/derica-w-rice.html
  32. ↑ Thomas Snyder
  33. ↑ Cheryl Stokes Receives Award
  34. ↑ "Hyundai Motor Group Announces New Horizons Studio".
  35. ↑ Matt Swiderski to Call 100th Event as Crew Chief at Indianapolis
  36. ↑ "Gap CEO Sonia Syngal exits company amid struggling sales".
  37. ↑ Ed Tate
  38. ↑ Russell Tiejema
  39. ↑ Essence Wilson
  40. ↑ Konrad, Alex. "Applied Intuition Reaches $1.25 Billion Valuation In New Funding For Its Autonomous Vehicle Testing Software". Forbes. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  41. ↑ Jamie Zinser
  42. ↑ Russell J. Ebeid
  43. ↑ "(external link and photos)". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  44. ↑ (external link and photos)
  45. ↑ "History of the Presidency". Kettering University.
  46. ↑ "Founder Albert J Sobey". Kettering University.
  47. ↑ "Guy R Cowing". Kettering University.
  48. ↑ "Harold P Dusty Rodes". Kettering University.
  49. ↑ "William B Cottingham". Kettering University.
  50. ↑ "James E.A. John". Kettering University.
  51. ↑ "Flint's GMI Institute names new president" . Detroit Free Press . January 8, 1991. p. 2.
  52. ↑ "Kettering University names new president" . Detroit Free Press . March 22, 2005. p. 14.
  53. ↑ "Stanley R Liberty". Kettering University.
  54. ↑ Mostafavi, Beata (June 24, 2011). "Saying goodbye: Outgoing Kettering University President Stanley Liberty lauded for innovation". The Flint Journal .
  55. ↑ "Dr. Robert K McMahan - President's Biography". Kettering University.
  56. ↑ Mostafavi, Beata (June 13, 2011). "Kettering University's new incoming president Robert K. McMahan Jr. lauded for background in science, business and academia". The Flint Journal .
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